No recent posts that I could find. Need some recos for restaurants in BA and Mendoza. Or other useful info. Do most restaurants accept credit cards?
In Buenos Aires, Aramburu is stellar. I also love the atmosphere and food at Don Julio (steak). We’ve been to about 10 other places in Buenos Aires but those two were memorable enough we visited them again on subsequent trips. Visa and Mastercard are accepted in all but a few restaurants we visited. Be sure to hit the various ice cream shops in Buenos Aires to find your favorite flavor from your favorite chain or indy shop!
I was in BA in December. This place was so good, we went back night after night 
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The chargrilled sweetbreads were one of the greatest preparations of sweetbreads I’ve ever had, totally different than what you are used to. The house special skirt steak was one of the best beef experiences I’ve had in recent memory. Since then my best friend went there with his wife and this place was a very big highlight of the trip.
The sweetbreads!!!
In Mendoza:
Azafran is a wonderful old classic, I just looked at their website and see that they now have a Michelin star! I haven’t been in about 10 years, but back then you could order wine by the glass or walk into a little room up front containing a few hundred wines on the shelves, with prices. Pick the bottle you want and bring it to your table. You could get good advice, not concentrated on upselling.
Don Mario outside of downtown has the best grilled goat you are likely to find anywhere. All of the food is good and there is a very good wine list. Just remembered: There are two ‘Don Marios’. The one you want is in Dorrego.
If you come across someone you would say dude too. Substitute Pibe. (Pee-bay)
Gracias Pibe… some slang for ya.
1884 is a Mallmann so has to be pretty good.
Try the pizza… they put unpitted olives as a garnish so be careful.
Also the leather! They have beautiful leather shops.
Be careful in populated tourist areas. It’s actually a pretty poor region so sticky fingers get at some appropriation.
Terrazas is beautiful… the tanks set in the brick plus love the collab with Cheval Blanc.
Also one of the best ecologists I’ve worked with is at Ojo de Agua… would say worth a visit if she’s working there.
I was in Buenos Aires last week, Uraguay earlier in the week. A couple places with a lot in common but with completely different vibes.
We ate at Don Julio as well. It was excellent. If you go be sure to try their cecina. It’s straight from heaven.
We stayed in Recoleta at the Alvear which is a beautiful old hotel (rooftop pic). Great place for walkabout and there was a solid cigar shop nearby.
I know this is the Argentina thread… but after being home for a week I’m thinking that I enjoyed Uraguay’s less international and very homey feel. These folks are relaxed. The place is the size of Washington state with 3.5 million locals.
This said, Montevideo is rough. They are struggling post covid. Punta del Este is very condoland, while Jose Ignacio is shabby chic. Colonia del Sacramento is charming.
We are great at 481 Gourmet, Cabaña Verónica , Parador La Huella and Es Mercat.
One of the best fish dishes ever at Es Mercat. Ever.
I think we ate better in Uraguay.
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Todd - you are bringing back great memories of a special trip we did to Jose Ignacio several years ago. Beach, food, wine, vibes all 
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Many great BA recs in this thread and in others here over the past few years, still very relevant as of a year ago. Hierro was down the block for us and was solid and handy to have so close.
Don Julio for excellent, high quality steakhouse of deliciousness w a special wine list. Everything we had was top notch.
Aramburu and Trescha were wonderful tasting menus that managed to be interesting and delicious without a single miss.
We were so happy we made the journey, I am sure you will enjoy.
And everybody took CCs.
We stayed at Hub Porteno in Recoleta. A small but excellent hotel not far from Alvear Palace. Great meals at Fervor for steaks and went twice to Sottovoce, an excellent Italian restaurant owned by the same owner of Fervor. At the end of the trip we stayed two nights at Intersur Recoleta. The restaurant there is Italian and the orders are huge. Enought to fed four. It was packed with locals for dinner. Great winery visits at Achaval Ferrer and next door at Matervini which is owned by Santiago Achaval which he started after selling Achaval Ferrer. Great wines at both. Dove hunting in Cordoba with lunches cooked in the field. Meat, meat and more meat all washed down with a great Malbec. End of the trip at Iguazu Falls best viewed from the Brazil side. Be prepared for tipping everyone, everywhere.
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